1. Brian Weatherson has a long post about “The Context of Essence,” a recent paper of Laurie’s. Never let it be said that this blog doesn’t promote high-quality work in analytic metaphysics, especially when it’s written by my wife.

  2. Although I’ve never met Brian, we will soon be posting on the same blog. It’s a joint venture by a group of like-minded bloggers and will be launched in the next few days. Stay tuned for details.